Education

It is a tragedy that through no fault of their own or their families, so many of our children are not provided the tools they need to succeed in life. Where children are educated so often decides the matter of if they are educated. It is fundamentally unfair to deny parents choice with respect to their children’s education. The Catholic Church supports the freedom of parents to choose a school for their children with a safe, productive learning environment, and rejects the notion that a parent’s address and income level should determine a child’s educational opportunities.



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House Votes Down School Choice Bill

March 25, 2013 | , | Posted in The Issues

Today the Kansas House voted against legislation that would give kids from low income families, and children with special needs, the opportunity to attend private schools they would not otherwise be able to afford.  The vote was 56-63, but in a highly unusual development, because of a mistake by the representative sitting in the chair,… Read More >>

Kansas House to Debate School Choice Legislation

March 24, 2013 | , | Posted in The Issues

On Monday, March 25, the Kansas House of Representatives will debate legislation that would give children from low-income families and children with special needs the opportunity to attend private schools they would otherwise not be able to afford. SB 22 would establish the corporate education tax credit scholarship program.  Corporate donors would be able to… Read More >>

Kansas Legislature Recognizes Catholic Schools Week

February 1, 2013 | , , | Posted in The Issues

This week the Kansas Legislature unanimously passed resolutions recognizing National Catholic Schools Week.  Senator Elaine Bowers carried the Senate resolution while Representative Bill Sutton carried the House resolution. Read More >>

School Choice Whistle-Stop Tour to Stop in Kansas January 28

January 7, 2013 | | Posted in The Issues

On January 28, the National School Choice Week “Special” Whistle-Stop Train Tour will stop in Topeka and Kansas City.  Please join us in supporting the right of parents to choose the best education for their children! Visit http://www.schoolchoiceweek.com/train for more information. Read More >>

Virginia Walden-Ford to Appear at Wichita and KC School Choice Events July 30

July 20, 2012 | , | Posted in The Issues

Virginia Walden-Ford, who was one of a group of about 130 black students chosen to desegregate Little Rock’s high schools in the 1960s, will speak at two school choice forums in Kansas on July 30.  The events are hosted by the Kansas Policy Institute. Wichita – 30 July 8:00 a.m. breakfast and presentation No cost… Read More >>

School Choice Bill Defeated in Kansas House

March 27, 2012 | , , | Posted in The Issues

The Kansas House of Representatives voted 55-66 against legislation that would establish a school choice program in Kansas geared towards low-income families. Under the bill, individuals and corporations would be able to receive a tax credit for making donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations.  The nonprofit scholarship organizations in turn would use the donated money to… Read More >>

Wichita Catholic Schools Superintendent Testifies on Behalf of School Choice

March 6, 2012 | , , , | Posted in The Issues

Bob Voboril, Superintendent of Wichita Catholic Schools, testified today on behalf of legislation that would launch a school choice program in Kansas geared towards low-income families. Read More >>

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